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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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